UAW to Strike at More US Auto Plants If No Progress Made by Friday

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) walks the picket line with striking United Auto Workers members outside the Ford Motor Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., on Sept. 17, 2023. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said it would announce on Friday more plants to strike if no serious progress was made in talks with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler-parent Stellantis, adding to pressure on the Detroit Three automakers.

Ford also faces a total strike at its smaller Canadian operations if no agreement is reached on Monday evening with the union representing about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, just days after workers at one of its U.S. plants walked out.